Football Game Preview: Charlotte Catholic on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 3, 2024, 9:42am

Football Preview: Charlotte Catholic Cougars vs. Providence Day Chargers

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After each having a week off, the Charlotte Catholic Cougars and the Providence Day Chargers will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Charlotte Catholic will be strutting in after a victory while Providence Day will be coming in after a defeat.

Charlotte Catholic is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home last Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 26-10 win over South Mecklenburg. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Sabres are ranked 117th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Charlotte Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.

Charlotte Catholic's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jon Fijalkowski and John Hucko. Ben Fijalkowski was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss).

Meanwhile, after a string of five wins dating back to last season, Providence Day's good fortune finally ran out two weeks ago. They fell to Weddington 13-7. Having soared to a lofty 55 points in the game before, the Chargers couldn't push the score so high this time.

Charlotte Catholic was dealt a bruising 42-7 loss at the hands of Providence Day when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Charlotte Catholic was down 20-0.

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